Awards Received by MBBE Graduate Students
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001-2000| 2006 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2006 NSF post-doctoral Award | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur (for PhD) |
Jon Awaya received his PhD from MBBE in December 2005. He received one of the twelve prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2006 to conduct research at the University of Notre Dame |
| 2006 Case Foundation Business Pan Award, College of Business, UHM. $16,000 | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title: Business Plan for Akamai Diagnostics, Honlulu, HI |
| 2006 INBRE Student Summer Research Scholarship, $3000 | Michael Canute | Alex J. Stokes | Title of research: Characterization of TMEM16 family members |
| 2006 Biomedical Symposium at JABSOM, Best poster presentation in graduate category | Anita Schorlemmer | Pratibha Nerurkar | Title: Effects of Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) on Oxidative Stress |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation | Mohana Gudur Valmiki | Joe Ramos | Title: Regulation of PEA15 function by phosphorylation |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation | Jason Dexter | Patrick Fu | Title: Characterization of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Batch Cultures Under Different Environmental Conditions |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation | Maya Paidi | Y. Judy Zhu | Title: Differential Expression of Papaya Protein Profile Using Proteomic Tools |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation | Juanita Mathews | Guwangyi Wang | Title: Production of hydrogen and heterologous hydrogenase in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, PhD Student Oral Presentation | Geoffrey Maiyoh | Andre Theriault | Title: Involvement of Fat Accumulation in Various Tissues in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, MS Student Poster Presentation | Steven Lim | Pratibha Nerurkar | Title: Mechanisms of Kava-Associated Hepatic Toxicity |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, PhD Poster Presentation | Ratnesh Singh | Mingli Wang | Title: Coffee Genomics: Isolation and Characterization of Genes Involved in Organ Size |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, PhD Oral Presentation | Bradley Fox | Gordon Grau | Title: Effects of natriuretic peptides on growth hormone and prolactin release in the tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, MS Poster Presentation | Yanling Lin | Pingan Li | Title: Effects of diabetes on selenoprotein P in ischemic brain |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, MS Oral Presentation | Moriah Eustice | Ray Ming | Variation of microsatellite markers among selected papaya varieties |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Poster Presentation, Travel Award $1500 | Maribel Zaporteza | Winston Su | Title: Transgenic expression of antimicrobial peptides in tobacco cell suspension cultures for inhibition of bacterial and fungal contaminants |
| 2006 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Aren Ewing | Gernot Presting | Title: Elucidation of Xanthomonas subspecies relationships using comparative genomics |
| 2006 “Research Achievement Award at the Doctorate Level” | Yun Kyung Lee | Pratibha Nerurkar | Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research. |
| 2006 “Research Achievement Award at the Doctorate Level” | Jong Seo | Qing Li | Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research. |
| 2006 “RCUH Student Excellence in Master’s Research" award | Steven Lim | Pratibha Nerurkar | Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research. |
| 2005 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2005 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000 | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Mimosine degradation |
| 2005 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000 | Judith Denery | Qing Li | Title of research: Metabolic profiling in bacteria |
| 2005 Travel Award by the 12th international congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, held at Merida, Mexico, Dec 14-19, 2005 | Ricelle Agbayani | Y. Judy Zhu | Titel: Developing Broad-spectrum Disease Resistance in Carica papaya L. by Over- expression of NPR1 gene |
| 2005 JABSOM Biomedical Symposium Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation $500 Award | Praveen Ananthula | Vivek Nerurkar | Title of research: U87MG glioblastoma cell line: An in vitro cell culture system to propagate polyomavirus |
| 2005 INBRE Student Summer Research Scholarship, $3000 | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Analysis of M. tuberculosis peptides for vaccine development |
| Title of research: Analysis of M. tuberculosis peptides for vaccine development 2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation Award | Yun Kyung Lee | Pratibha Nerurkar | Title: Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on adipocyte differentiation in Murine 3T3-L1 and Primary Human Adipocytes |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award | Jose Cesar | Jinzeng Yang | Title: Specific muscle gene expressions in the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei over the molt cycle and their possible connection to abdominal muscle atrophy |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation Award | Jeffrey Lai | Gernot Presting | Title: Bioinformatic Analysis of Papaya BAC End Sequences |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation Award | Pierriden Perez | David Christopher | Title: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Anthurium with a gene construct for the biosynthesis of cytokinin |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for PhD Student Oral Presentation | James Leary | D. Borthakur | Title: Soil acidification, nutrient depletion, and symbiotic nitrogen fixation are the major features of gorse (Ulex europaeus) infestation on volcanic soils in Hawai‘i |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation | Aren Ewing | Gernot Presting | Title: Phylogenetic profiling of Arabidopsis |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit for PhD Student Oral Presentation | Jon Awaya | Dulal Borthakur | Title: pydR regulates transcription of the pydAB genes required for mimosine degradation by Rhizobium TAL1145 |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student poster Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Geoffrey Maiyoh | Andre Theriault | Title: Cruciferous indole-based compounds inhibit triglyceride synthesis |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Christiane Hennessee | Qing Li | Title: Elucidation of genetic mechanisms underlying PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) degradation via synergistic metabolism of multiple PAHs |
| 2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best MS Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Sandro Jube | D. Borthakur | Genetic transfomation of tobacco with Rhizobium genes for degradation of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone |
| 2005 ASM Hawaii Symposium, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award $300 | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: pydR regulates transcription of the pydAB genes required for mimosine degradation by Rhizobium TAL1145 |
| 2004 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2004 JABSOM Biomedical Symposium Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation $500 Award | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Recombinant vaccine against M. tuberculosis |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation Award | Jong Seo | Qing Li | Title: Novel metabolic pathways of phenanthrene by Burkholderia sp. ICD, Sinorhizobium sp., and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Correlates of Protection Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Relevance to the Design of Synthetic Peptides as Potential Vaccine Candidates |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation Award | Masaki Nasu | D. Borthakur | Title: Identification of DNA marker for the homozygous lyretail in swordtail fish |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation Award | Perriden Perez | David Christopher | Title: The use of an autoregulated senescence inhibition system to increase productivity in Anthurium |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for PhD Student Oral Presentation | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: Functional analysis of Rhizobium pyd genes involved in mimosine degradation |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation | Geoffrey Maiyoh | Andre Theriault | Title: Involvement of fat accumulation in various tissues in the development of type 2 diabetes |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit for MS Student Oral Presentation | Sandro Jube | D. Borthakur | Title: Genetic transformation of tobacco with Rhizobium genes for degradation of the toxic aromatic compound 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student poster Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Jose Cesar | Jinzeng Yang | Title: Characterization o molting stages and associated muscle gene expression in the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei |
| 2004 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | Judith Denery | Qing Li | Title: Metabolic Profiling of Streptomyces tenjimarensis in relation to secondary metabolite production |
| 2004 BRIN Student Summer Research scholarship, $3000 | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title of research: New algorithms for construction of recombinant genes for vaccine development |
| 2004 ASM Hawaii Symposium, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award $250 | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: Functional analysis of Rhizobium pyd genes involved in mimosine degradation |
| 2004 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000 | Gabriel Peckham | Winston Su | Title of research: A green fluorescent protein based purification system |
| 2003 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2003 BRIN Student Summer Research scholarship, $3000 | Chad Walton | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Analysis of sequence encoding immunogenic peptide domains from the M. tuberculosis genome |
| 2003 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500 | James Leary | D. Borthakur | Title: Adventitious Nodulation of the Endemic Tree Legume Acacia koa |
| 2003 JABSOM Biomedical Symposium Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation $500 Award | Paul Fox | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Mimosine degradation by Rhizobium |
| 2003 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation Award | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: Rhizobium genes required for meta-cleavage of aromatics in Leucaena |
| 2003 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award | Havila Saafi | D. Borthakur | Title: Genetic Transformation of Leucaena leucocephala |
| 2003 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: Rhizobium genes required for meta-cleavage of aromatics in Leucaena |
| 2003 ASM Hawaii Symposium, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award $250 | Jon Awaya | D. Borthakur | Title: Rhizobium genes required for meta-cleavage of aromatics in Leucaena |
| 2002 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2002 ARCS Foundation Award 2002, $5000 | James Leary | D. Borthakur | Title of research: Nodulation of Acacia koa |
| 2002 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for PhD Student Oral Presentation | Qingyi Yu | Paul Moore | Title: Cloning and preliminary characterization of PFL, the papaya homolog of FLORICAULA/LEAFY genes |
| 2002 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation | Hee Joo Kim | Qing Li | Title: An Immunoassay for Monitoring of the insecticide Imidacloprid in the environment |
| 2002 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit for PhD Student Oral Presentation | Judith Denery | Qing Li | Title: Nutraceutical recovery using alternative extraction technologies |
| 2000-2001 | |||
| Award | MBBE Student | Advisor | Description |
| 2001 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000 | Daniel Hayden | David Christopher | Title of research: Senescence regulated gene expression in Anthurium |
| 2000 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000 | Daniel Hayden | David Christopher | Title of research: Senescence regulated gene expression in Anthurium |
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